1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PALO PINTO COUNTY, TEXAS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 733 719 Land in farms ..................acres.. 517 272 510 757 Average size of farm .......acres.. 706 710 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 388 037 365 597 Average per acre .........dollars.. 559 544 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 894 20 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 185 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 113 115 Total cropland .................farms.. 540 529 acres.. 76 758 86 321 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 352 358 acres.. 24 011 23 340 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 22 acres.. 311 1 829 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 096 13 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 866 18 528 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 730 1 533 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 366 11 788 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 242 261 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 19 $100,000 or more .................... 24 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 594 12 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 159 17 670 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 734 719 $1,000.. 687 - 157 Average per farm..........dollars.. 936 - 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 320 295 Other ............................... 413 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 446 200 days or more ................... 290 335 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 627 602 number.. 40 540 42 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 556 529 number.. 21 835 20 126 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 10 number.. 394 491 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 604 597 number.. 23 214 24 778 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 399 59 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 7 number.. 577 149 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 18 number.. 544 248 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 53 number.. 616 946 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 7 acres.. 94 389 bushels.. (D) 12 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 62 acres.. 6 675 6 494 bushels.. 161 739 178 504 Rice..........................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 77 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 257 acres.. 13 019 9 299 tons, dry.. 22 201 14 226 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .